The EPA's Safer Choice Award recognizes organizations with a goal of safeguarding human health and the environment through safer chemistry.Northbrook, IL, USA ― ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, was named a 2015 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award winner for the association’s outstanding efforts in promoting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Safer Choice [...]
If your staff likes to have fun, you don't want to miss this video challenge from ISSA. Deadline August 31.Viva The One Show! ISSA/INTERCLEAN® North America is The One Show for Facility Solutions. Here's your chance to be the King of Clean for this year's show! ISSA has released the "Viva The One Show" song (see [...]
Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary Will Chose Winner During ISSA/INTERCLEAN North America 2015ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, recently launched its Excellent Idea Contest, a competition that seeks the best solutions to common business challenges. The winner will be chosen by Shark Tank host Kevin O’Leary and announced during his ISSA Keynote Address at 1 p.m., [...]
If your staff make less than $1000/week, you'll now have to pay them overtime - even salaried employees.If a new overtime pay rule proposed by the President and presented by the US Department of Labor on Tuesday, June 30th, is adopted, cleaning business owners will be looking at an even more complex compensation calculation system [...]
Despite the promise of financial savings with independent contractors, the majority of cleaning companies classify their technicians as employees to build and protect their brand reputation. One of the hardest decisions any small business owner will make is the decision to hire and how to hire. Whether you’re just starting out, have a few years [...]
Do these four things this month to make sure you are getting the biggest bang for your buck at the annual cleaning conventions and trade show. The idea of leaving your company for a week – even for business – can seem very intimidating, so over the next few months, we are going to share [...]
Before your next stain appears, the IICRC offers insight on what you should avoid when it comes to keeping your carpet cleanLAS VEGAS – Have you ever cleaned up a stain only to have it reappear the next day? If your answer is “yes,” then you didn’t remove it all the way. But don’t feel [...]
IICRCA to host convention alongside ISSA/INTERCLEAN in Las VegasNorthbrook, IL, USA – ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, is pleased to announce that the International Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Council of Associations (IICRCA) will co-locate The IICRCA Event: Working Together, Learning Together during the week of the ISSA/INTERCLEAN® North America exhibition and ISSA Annual Convention in [...]
CBT new contributors among the best and brightest in the industryNew Contributors In the past 12 months, we hav added 21 new contributors to our ever-growing list. We reach out every day to new experts in all aspects of both cleaning and business to ensure that you are getting the best information possible – all [...]
It seems to be happening all at once - an explosion of new and bigger on-demand platforms by Amazon and Google disrupting innovators like Homejoy and Uber. In late March, Amazon officially launched Amazon Home Services, its new platform enabling the search, comparison, and convenient online booking of various home services, including cleaning and maid [...]
